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jwesley
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since 2000-04-30
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0 posted 2017-06-07 07:41 PM


Inner-City, November, Late

The child lay cuddled
against the warmth of it's mother,
and the mother grew cool,
then was warm no longer.
The child took chill,
shivered,
grew cold,
and died,
and there was nothing left,
but the cold,
the cold,
the
cold.
.
.
.

wesley james beard, jr.

© Copyright 2017 Wesley James Beard, Jr. - All Rights Reserved
novemberblue
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1 posted 2017-06-07 07:57 PM


This haunts. What an aching end, sir.

Heather

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Alison
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2 posted 2017-06-08 09:30 AM


This one slammed my heart. Just slammed it.

Alison

2islander2
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3 posted 2017-06-08 10:28 PM


how important, essential, is the mother, your poem has a great and chilly impact indeed, it is "great"


yann

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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4 posted 2017-06-09 06:03 AM


I thought I commented when I first read this, but apparently not. Looks like you got into your bag of writing tools and pulled out a big heart wrench. Excellent job affixing a terrible truth to our minds. ~L
jjote
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since 2002-12-25
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Ontario, Canada
5 posted 2017-06-09 11:29 AM


you have captured such sadness that strikes achingly deep
Poet In Pink
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6 posted 2017-06-09 05:54 PM


Hello J Such a sad and heart-wrenching depiction ~ The worst part is it happens more than we'll ever know ~ Alana
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